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The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

These two buzzy SFF picks, originally self-published, get big publisher attention.

These titles offer thrills from Brooklyn to Siberia and are full of spies, thieves, murderous plots, and so many secrets; plus new series titles from several bestselling favorites.

A baking show competition contestant and cult-favorite crime show leads turn sleuth, while bestselling Jo Nesbø returns to crime fiction; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

This touching, funny, sexy novel from Simone (Ravaged) is a joy to read and is sure to be popular where contemporary sports romances and multicultural fiction circulate well.

This highly entertaining and fun book is especially recommended for educators and caregivers of school-age kids.

Sports romance for the win. From hockey to baseball, these titles have it all.

The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

SFF highlights include dystopian fiction, a West African–based epic fantasy, a queer fantasy set in the Appalachian mountains, and a novel of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers; plus a list of forthcoming series titles.

From the workplace to the Amazon rainforest, second chances, enemies turned lovers, fake dates, and a marriage of convenience pave the way to these happily ever afters.

Genre-bending literary horror, a winter monster, social horror, and more feature in these novels, which include books from big names Eric LaRocca and Clay McLeod Chapman.

Family stories, shocking revelations, and a healing timeslip find their way into fiction, including new books from bestselling authors Nnedi Okorafor and Danielle Steel.

Will draw fans of redemptive family sagas that cross time and space, such as Amanda Dyke’s Set the Stars Alight and Heidi Chiavaroli’s Hope Beyond the Waves. Cox (He Should Have Told the Bees) is fast becoming an auto-buy for library collections.

Featuring wonderfully developed characters and fluid, well-paced writing, Roberts’s (Text Appeal) latest is highly recommended for fans of small-town and supernatural romances.

Take the deadly mystery and vicious academic politics of The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older, stir in the magic and the romance of the “Emily Wilde” series by Heather Fawcett (but make it sapphic), add several drops of the political shenanigans of epic fantasy, and stir with a sharp, prickly thorn of a main character to get this fraught enemies-to-lovers fantasy. YA author Saft’s (A Fragile Enchantment) adult debut is highly recommended.

Fictional accounts about Barbie, a tennis pro spy, and Semiramis, the only queen of Assyria.

The devastating crime novel will appeal to readers who appreciate tragic family stories and fans of Julia Keller’s Bell Elkins books.

Fans of Patricia A. McKillip’s The Forgotten Beasts of Eld or Marie Brennan’s Driftwood will be in awe of Berry’s (The Manual of Detection) wonderfully odd ode to language, story, and family.

Soria’s newest book will wrap readers into a cozy world that they won’t want to leave. This fantasy romance is sure to enrapture readers looking for an atmospheric and lovable read, much like Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.

Two supernatural romances deliver delights.

Bestselling author Rachel Harrison was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel for The Return. She is also the author of Black Sheep, Such Sharp Teeth, and Cackle. Her next novel, So Thirsty (Berkley), is forthcoming this September. She talks with LJ about vampires, centering women in stories, her appreciation for libraries and librarians, and the inspiration for her writing.

Vampires stake a renewed claim, women’s stories and translated novels expand the genre, and psychological horror challenges tropes.

Celebrated author Anita Desai returns with a new novel, Kim Jiyun's bestselling Korean healing-fiction book appears in English, and multiple authors debut with intriguing titles.

PC Cast reimagines famous warrior queen Boudicca, and Samantha Sotto Yambao writes a cozy romance fantasy; plus exciting series installments from Mai Corland, Melissa Blair, and Rebecca Yarros.

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.

Tread a faithful path through tribulations, relationships, and self-growth in novels that emphasize happy endings.

Journey into imaginary realms full of wonder, chaos, comfort, and adventure.

Give in to terror with tales of fear, exploration, confrontation, and all manner of haunts that hide under the bed—and in the mind.

Solve the clues and witness order being reestablished in standout stories of detectives, villains, and deadly deeds.

Love wins, feelings are affirmed, and swoony scenes unfold in these fantastic happily-ever-after titles.

Explore the near present and the far future in spectacular works of rational imagination and inquiry.

High-octane pacing, twisty plots, seething, subterranean emotions, and plenty of danger are hallmarks of the genre; here are some super suggestions.

In this fantastic selection of literary fiction, readers will meet new people, travel next door or across the globe, and sink into stories that place characters in situations both familiar and extraordinary.

Solve readers' demand for mysteries featuring private investigators with this display.

These historical novels send readers to locations as far-flung as ninth-century Japan, 1930s El Salvador, and Cold War London.

These novels have it all—laughs, chills, romance, family strife, kidnappings, and murders, plus extravagant locales, over-the-top parties, and riotous road trips.

With an eminently likable group of characters, a generous helping of wine and foodie culture, and an extra steamy and tender love story, YA author Khorram’s (The Breakup Lists) first foray into adult fiction will warm readers’ hearts.

A devastating story of sisterhood, community, and memory, quietly magical and utterly unforgettable.

Ogawa (The Memory Police), an award-winning novelist both in her native Japan and in the United States, writes with exquisite artistry about the complications of a close-knit household whose members are quietly protective of its wounding secrets, as seen through the eyes of a young girl; the novel is beautifully translated by Snyder.